In the wake of the 7 confirmed Corona cases in Delhi, the Delhi government has decided to close all gyms, nightclubs, and spas till March 31. Government has ordered that no social, cultural, family, political, and social gatherings should be held with more than 50 people present at a single gathering. Even though weddings have been kept out, for now, CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal also requested the people to postpone weddings to a later date, as a preventive measure to control the outbreak of the virus.
Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal said that wedding programs have not yet been included, but people are being urged to postpone their weddings if possible. All MCD Commissioners and SDMS have been instructed to arrange large scale portable washbasins in public places.
Addressing the media at the Delhi Secretariat, CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal said, "A video-conferencing was held at 11 AM today, with SDMs, DMs, Ministers and the concerned department officials. We are taking all measures necessary to tackle the Corona crisis, and monitoring them at all times."
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that as Delhi has witnessed 7 Corona cases to date, with the unfortunate demise of one of the patients. 2 cases out of them have fully recovered, and the remaining 4 are under treatment. The Delhi government is taking all precautionary measures to quarantine those who have been affected.
Kejriwal appealed to all those people through the media that all those people who have been home quarantined should remain cautious in their approach of not contacting and meeting other people till everything is under control. We have already shut down all the schools, colleges, swimming pools, till 31st March.
The SDMs and MCD commissioners have been directed to ensure that mobile washbasins, with soaps and regular running water, shall be arranged at all major locations. Each SDM will have to arrange for a specific number of mobile washbasins in their areas. Hand sanitizers will also be provided to all the staff and personnel working across all public places.
Arvind Kejriwal said that the people who have been quarantined have been categorized into 3 sections, A - who have a travel history and have shown symptoms and will be treated as patients, B - people who are above 60 and are suffering from some disease, and C - who are young and have no symptoms. These people are initially kept in quarantine for a period of 24 hours, and people from category B and C are sent for home quarantine.
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